"I’m super-psyched! I cannot believe it. I’m shaking right now, maybe from the cold or the excitement, I don’t know. But I’m ecstatic. I can’t believe it. It was awesome," Gerard said.

"I just told myself that I want to land a run. I was a little bummed on my first two runs because I fell a couple of times. I was just so happy that it all worked out. I was really happy when I saw I came in as first," the athlete explained.

He managed to beat out Canadian snowboarders Max Parrot and Mark McMorris, who earned the silver and bronze medals respectively.

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